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It saddens me to forward the news that our good friend and fellow photographer, Matt Quinn, has passed.
As some of you may know, he had been battling cancer for a while and was on his way to recovery.
Please take a moment to remember him in your prayers.

"Sometimes imagination is no more than randomness applied." —Piet Francke

I participate in a 52 project on another site, and this week's assignment was "messy". I can't get out to do much photography right now so snapped a shot of some dishes I literally dug up behind an old cabin on the farm. Worked on it with a bit of processing and texture, just to get the assignment done. Surprisingly it was the most well-liked shot I've posted there, so I thought I'd share it here. Goes to show, you don't always know what others will find interesting.

I'll wash up the dishes when I have time, and see what they are. They do look interesting. The blue and white ones on the edge were in the cabin, so apparently were used when it was last inhabited around 1980. But the others were actually buried. We found edges sticking out of the dirt and went from there.

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"God gave me photography so that I could pray with my eyes" - Dewitt Jones

I participate in a 52 project on another site, and this week's assignment was "messy". I can't get out to do much photography right now so snapped a shot of some dishes I literally dug up behind an old cabin on the farm. Worked on it with a bit of processing and texture, just to get the assignment done. Surprisingly it was the most well-liked shot I've posted there, so I thought I'd share it here. Goes to show, you don't always know what others will find interesting.

I'll wash up the dishes when I have time, and see what they are. They do look interesting. The blue and white ones on the edge were in the cabin, so apparently were used when it was last inhabited around 1980. But the others were actually buried. We found edges sticking out of the dirt and went from there.

Why wash them? If you don't need them, leave as is for future photos. This could be a magnificent series; let your imagination run wild. Some near a window, some on a table with an open door behind, some with table, chairs, bench, a hat on a chair, etc, etc. Show us. Matt

Why wash them? If you don't need them, leave as is for future photos. This could be a magnificent series; let your imagination run wild. Some near a window, some on a table with an open door behind, some with table, chairs, bench, a hat on a chair, etc, etc. Show us. Matt

Well, I actually dug them up a couple of months back, and then one of the contractors ran into some more of them nearby and added them to the group. I was feeling guilty about not having cleaned them up yet. I likely won't be able to resist washing them but I may play first. I have ALL the props: an old shack, an old rusted metal kitchen table, a couple of broken chairs, the dishes....

"God gave me photography so that I could pray with my eyes" - Dewitt Jones

Why wash them? If you don't need them, leave as is for future photos. This could be a magnificent series; let your imagination run wild. Some near a window, some on a table with an open door behind, some with table, chairs, bench, a hat on a chair, etc, etc. Show us. Matt

Well, I actually dug them up a couple of months back, and then one of the contractors ran into some more of them nearby and added them to the group. I was feeling guilty about not having cleaned them up yet. I likely won't be able to resist washing them but I may play first. I have ALL the props: an old shack, an old rusted metal kitchen table, a couple of broken chairs, the dishes....

I think the picture is spectacular! I love the light, love the colors, love the grunge--- I see why it's popular, it's great!

Why wash them? If you don't need them, leave as is for future photos. This could be a magnificent series; let your imagination run wild. Some near a window, some on a table with an open door behind, some with table, chairs, bench, a hat on a chair, etc, etc. Show us. Matt

Well, I actually dug them up a couple of months back, and then one of the contractors ran into some more of them nearby and added them to the group. I was feeling guilty about not having cleaned them up yet. I likely won't be able to resist washing them but I may play first. I have ALL the props: an old shack, an old rusted metal kitchen table, a couple of broken chairs, the dishes....

I think the picture is spectacular! I love the light, love the colors, love the grunge--- I see why it's popular, it's great!

Thanks Chuck.

"God gave me photography so that I could pray with my eyes" - Dewitt Jones

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